Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	daughter_n	marry_v	wife_n	13,413	5	6.6272	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66563	Andronicus Comnenius a tragedy / by John Wilson.	Wilson, John, 1626-1696.	1664 (1664)	Wing W2912; ESTC R38666	51,224	93

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